Metallic fence-post.



E. 0. KAHN.

METALLIC FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1911.

Patented. Aug. 1, 1911.

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Wisconsin, assranon To BURGLAB ALARM LOCK Benson, Wisconsin, a CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

TEETALLYEG FENCE-PEST.

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rip 9120a tion To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

T 5e it known tcitizen oi the Unit waulcee, county of rlsCOIlSlIl, in i- .luDlVARD U. risen, a cd States, residing at ldil- Mi State oi. v useful F mective view upper end neznber or tin-- r end to Specification of Letters Patent.

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intervals apart with ape ception of staples ilfhil Patented Aug. 1, 1911.

', 1911. Serial no. 603,786.

of the fence are secured to the front side of the post.

i do not wish to confine or limit myselfto the means disclosed for fastening the wires to the posts as a great variety of well knownmeans may be substituted therefor.

The lower sides of the angular plates 2 are preferably bent inwardly toward each other, so as to be brought in close contact when they are secured together at such point by the rivets 12, as shown in Fig. 1, and when thus drawn together, the post is more easily driven into the soil. I

The corner post shownin Fig. 3, is provided with an additional flange 12, two ahcl'zor plates 14, 14, and a brace member 15, which flanges and brace member are connected *ii'h the post proper by rivets 16 in the ordinary manner.

. as new, and desire to secure by Let- Patent, is

a device of the described class, the combination. of a post, T-shape in cross sec- 1011, an anchor comprising twoan ular ecured at the apex of their ang es to seeing sides of the central vertii said post, and a brace memier secured its upper end to one side of central vertical member and at its lower the angular plates of said anchor.

a device of the described class, the cmnbination of a post, T-shape in.cross section, an anchor comprising two angular "cl; secured by a plurality of staples at l r of their angles to the two opposing the central vertical member of said L and a brace member secured at its sniper end with a rivet to one'side of the c tral vertical member of said post and at or end. with a rivet between the two as of ngular plates of said Hil'S ing thus described my invention, What said central vertical member and at its lower tical member of said post, and a brace mem- In testimony whereof I aflix my signaber secured at its upper end to one slcle of ture 111 the presence of two wltnesses.

end to the angular plates of said anchor, the EDWARD KAHN lower edges of said anchor plates being se- Witnesses: cured 111' close Contact by rivets, substantlally Jets. B. ERWIN,

as specified. O. R. ERWIN. 

